While the energy transition gathers momentum globally, participants active across the battery value chain in Europe are continuing projects at a speedy case

Africa’s downstream lithium processing capabilities could be getting a boost from a collaboration between Livista Energy and CAA Mining in Ghana, Livista said on Monday February 6

Japan was where the world’s first lithium-ion battery and hybrid vehicle were made, but the country is aware that its position in the production of both battery materials and battery cells is falling behind its Asian peers, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday, January 31

General Motors (GM) is investing $650 million to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, the largest known source of lithium in the US and the third largest in the world

Tesla expects tax credits from the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to be worth $150-250 million per quarter this year to the automaker and increase through the year as its car volumes grow, according to the company’s chief financial officer

Albemarle has continued to shift its lithium sales to long-term variable contracts and away from spot contracts, with a focus on strategic customers through the battery supply chain, according to the president of the company’s energy storage division

Despite having the world’s largest known resources of lithium, Bolivia has been seriously lagging in its ability to turn them into resources for commercial development. But that could all be about to change.

Fastmarkets looks ahead to 2023 and beyond at some key predictions for the battery materials market as the world continues to strive towards a new generation of energy markets

The descent of UK-based battery manufacturer Britishvolt into administration this week is a timely reminder that the path to achieving the electrification of mobility and the broader energy transition is not going to be easy

Chinese lithium prices continued to decline in the week to Thursday January 12, pressured downward by persistently low demand, while spot trading slowed further ahead of China's Lunar New Year holiday.